Repeat pregnancy study in HIV positive and negative women in selected health facilities in Regions 3, 4, 6 and 10 in Guyana, South America
West Indian med. j
; 65(Supp. 3): [41], 2016.
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em Inglês
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| ID: med-18128
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TT2.1
Localização: TT5; W1, WE389
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To determine factors influencing repeat pregnancies in HIV positive and negative women in Regions 3, 4, 6 and 10. SUBJECTS ANDMETHODS:
A descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted using cohorts of HIV positive and negative women in the age group 1844 years (n = 222). Stratified random sampling was used, where, for every one HIV positive woman, four HIV negative women were selected at each health facility until the total sample size was obtained. Data on repeat pregnancies and family planning (n = 58) were collected through interviews using questionnaires.Epi Info, version 7 was used to do data input and analysis. Fisher test or Chi-squared tests were used to test the significance of a variable. A qualitative assessment was also done to glean more from the quantitative data.RESULTS:
The pregnancies of HIV+ mothers were intentional and there was high uptake in antiretroviral (ARV) drugs. It was notable that most women knew their HIV status prior to pregnancy. Sixty-three per cent of the respondents felt that an HIV+ woman should get pregnant if wanted. For protection of the unborn child, answers were adherence to ARV drugs and treatment, abstaining from breast feeding and abstaining from sex or having sex with a condom.CONCLUSIONS:
Respondents clearly showed that the decision to have a baby is a fundamental human right, with other determinants being their confidence in adherence to ARV treatment regime and abstention from breast feeding. There is the need for more health promotion activities to reduce unwanted pregnancies among this special population.
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Base de dados:
MedCarib
Assunto principal:
Gravidez
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HIV
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Guiana
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo prognóstico
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Pesquisa qualitativa
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Feminino
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Humanos
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Gravidez
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
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Caribe Inglês
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Guiana
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
West Indian med. j
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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Congresso e conferência
Instituição/País de afiliação:
World Health OrganizationAdu-Krow, W+Guyana
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World Health OrganizationHamilton. E+Guyana
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World Health OrganizationWoolford, J+Guyana